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单词 calcify
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calcify
verb
uk
/ˈkæl.sɪ.faɪ/us
/ˈkæl.sə.faɪ/
[IorT]
tobecomehard or make something hard,especiallyby theadditionofsubstancescontainingcalcium:
（尤指通过添加含钙物质）使变硬，硬化
Foetalbonesbeginto calcify at about 13weeks.
He has aformofarthritisthat calcifies thespine.
[I]
(ofideas,systems,methods, etc.) tobecomefixedanddifficulttochangeover aperiodoftime:
Historians are given tofirmopinionsthat intimecan calcifyintorigidones.
Tightcliquesgrewand calcified over theyears, andstrangerswereregardedwithhostilewariness.
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(Definition ofcalcifyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • It is not at all improbable that calcified arteries in the living subject may be equally well shown.
calcify
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈkæl.sɪ.faɪ/us
/ˈkæl.sə.faɪ/
tobecomehard or make something hard,especiallyby theadditionofsubstancescontainingcalcium
（尤指通过添加含钙物质）使变硬，硬化

Examplesofcalcify

calcify
It is not known why some valves tend to thicken andcalcifyearlier than others.
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In cases where a patient presented calcifying tendinitis, an open acromioplasty with lime deposit dissection was performed.
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Cysts with fluid only and without protoscoleces were considered sterile, and all hard cysts were classified as calcified.
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With the continued stress of ejected systolic volume over the other leaflet, it would tend to become fibrotic and calcified.
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Bioprosthetic valves have a strong tendency tocalcifyin children.
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In addition, for cases with calcifying tendinitis, the calcified area can be optionally removed.
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However, very small, atypical or calcified liver lesions are recalcitrant to these methods.
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The patients demonstrated clinical evidence of chronic tendinitis of the supraspinatus muscle, some with calcifying tendinitis.
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Once sheep are infected, they generally remain infected for life, although a proportion of cysts will not become fertile (such as when theycalcify).
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In those obtained from subjects in their sixth decade, five out of six valves were partially calcified.
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In our cases, there were no heavily calcified valves.
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The conduit, which is heavily calcified, is carefully removed and the new larger homograft is sutured to the pulmonary artery.
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Of the remaining cysts, 59 (19.5%) were sterile and 47 (15.5%) were calcified.
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Additionally, cysticerci were macroscopically classified as either viable or calcified according to their macroscopic appearance.
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A 3 x 3 cm calcified thrombus was detected in the cavity.
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